Experiential Learning for Undergraduate Business Students
Carmel Boyer School of Business
(440) 260-4000, business@bw.edu
Building Careers Through Experiential Learning
Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through internships, fellowships, study abroad and a variety of co-curricular and other learning opportunities. Students can also engage with the Ratcliffe Growth Practice (RGP), gaining experience in growth strategy, innovation and consulting through applied projects that connect classroom learning with real organizational challenges.
Ratcliffe Growth Practice
Apply classroom knowledge to real business challenges through the Ratcliffe Growth Practice. Working alongside faculty and business professionals, students gain exposure to growth strategy, innovation, market analysis and organizational problem-solving while helping organizations identify opportunities for sustainable growth. These experiences strengthen critical thinking, collaboration and leadership skills while providing valuable resume-building experience.
Digital Marketing Center
The Digital Marketing Center helps 91影视 students to stand out in the job market and enables businesses to thrive in the marketplace. As a student-run agency, the DMC matches teams of talented students with local startups, small businesses and nonprofit organizations to develop and deliver actionable digital marketing strategies based on proven inbound marketing techniques and using the latest best practices in content marketing, social media, email marketing and web design and development. Students can earn certifications from digital marketing applications like Hubspot and Hootsuite, network with industry leaders, earn EXP credit, and get paid for select internship experiences.
Study Abroad
Every year, more than 50 business students study abroad for a semester at a foreign university in countries such as England, Australia, and Italy. Seminars in Brazil and China offer opportunities to examine logistical, manufacturing, service, retail and government issues abroad.
LaunchNET
Open to students of every major, LaunchNET is an innovative program that presents entrepreneurship as a viable career path and offers students concrete tools and guidance to transform ideas into thriving businesses. LaunchNET offers students access to an extensive network of mentors, experts and services.